Anchor for ladies&#39; hats



June 15, 1937.

G. N. M PHEE ANCHOR FdR LADIES HATS Filed Oct. 5, 1936 IN VENTOR.

W 2:; .ATTORNEYQ Patented June 15, 1937 ATENT OEMQE.

ANCHOR FOR. LADIES HATS George N. McPhee, Denver, Colo.

Application October 3,

7 Claims.

This invention relates to a device for holding a ladys hat in place, andhas for its principal object, the provision of a device which will actto attach the hat to the' hair of the wearer so as to securely maintainsaid hat in place.

Another object of the invention is to provide a neat, simple, andefficient device which, with a single-simple movement, willsimultaneously clamp both the hair and the hat.

Other objects and advantages reside inthe detail construction of theinvention, which is designed for simplicity, economy, and efficiency.These will become more apparent from the following description.

In the following description of the invention reference is had to theaccompanying drawing which forms a part hereof. Like numerals refer tolike parts in all views of the drawing and throughout the description.

In the drawing:-

Fig. I is an enlarged side elevation of one form of the improved hatanchor in the closed position.

Fig. 2 is a similar view in the open position.

Fig. 3 is a top plan view thereof.

Fig. 4 is a detail view of the operating rod.

Fig. 5 is a detail view of the device with the operating rod removed.

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of an alternate form of the invention.

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against each other due contour of the head of the user.

ger button or head The invention comprises a flat strip ID of springsteel or similar resilient material bent back upon itself to form a loopI I with two parallel prongs. The prongs of the loop press to thenatural spring of the metal. One prong is. preferably corrugated asshown at l2 to provide a better grip on the hair of the user. Bothprongs are curved on a gradual are as illustrated to fit snugly to the Apush rod l3 passes through a guide hole l4 formed at the turn of theloop H. The push rod terminates at its inner extremity in a wedge footl5, and at its outer extremity in a suitable ornamental finl6. Aninverted V-shaped corrugation or bend I1 is formed in the stripimmediately over the wedge foot 15.

It can be readily seen that if the Wedge foot I5 is drawn outwardly bymeans of the rod 13,

it will wedge against the inclined side of the 1936, Serial No. 103,873

bend H to force the two prongs of the strip apart, as shown in Fig. 2.When forced inwardly, the Wedge foot will pass into the bend ll to allowthe natural resiliency of the prongs to cause them to again cometogether to exert a clamping action.

A hook-shaped, pointed pin l8 projects outwardly from the rod l3 througha slotted opening H! in the strip. When the rod i3 is forced inwardly,the! point of this pin will enter a pinhole 2B in the bend ll. When therod i3 is pulled outwardly, the pin will withdraw from this opening.

In use, the rod I3 is drawn outwardly to open the pin to the conditionof Fig. 2. It is'then forced into the hair of the user adjacent the hatband, and the point of the pin 3 is engaged in the material of the hat.The rod i3 is then pushed inwardly. This causes the extremities of thestrip to clamp the hair and places the point of the pin in the opening20 to firmly lock the hat and the anchor together. i

In Fig. 5, a similar device is shown, with the sides enclosed by meansof side plates 2!, to prevent the users hair from becoming entangled inthe pin and operating mechanism. The side plates can be formed bybending flaps formed on the lower prong upwardly.

It is preferred to bifurcate or split the lower prong as indicated at 22in broken line in Fig. 3 to facilitate its insertion in the hair and toincrease its gripping qualities.

While a specific form of the improvement has been described andillustrated herein, it is desired to be understood that the same may bevaried, within the scope of the appended claims, without departing fromthe spirit of the invention.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed and desired securedby Letters Patent 1. A hat anchor comprising: a U-shaped resilientmember, the prongs of which are clamped together by the resiliency ofthe member for engaging the hair of the user; a reciprocating membermounted between said extremities, and acting to separate them whenreciprocated in one direction; and. means for attaching a hat to saidmember.

2. A hat anchor comprising: a U-shaped resilient member, the prongs ofwhich are clamped together by the resiliency of the member for engagingthe hair of the user; a reciprocating member mounted between saidextremities, and acting to separate them when reciprocated in onedirection; means for attaching a hat to said member; and a pointed pincarried by said reciprocating member for engaging a hat.

3. A hat anchor comprising: a U-shaped resilient member, the prongs ofwhich are clamped together by the resiliency of the member for engagingthe hair of the user; a reciprocating member mounted between saidextremities and acting to separate them when reciprocated in onedirection; means for attaching a hat to said member; and a pointed pincarried by said reciprocating member for engaging a hat, there being anopening in said resilient member for the reception of the point of saidpin.

4. A hat anchor comprising: a relatively flat elongated strip of springmaterial bent back upon itself to bring its two prongs in engagingparallel relation; an outwardly indented portion in one of said prongs;a wedge member beneath said indented portion; and means for moving saidWedge member into contact with the inclined sides of said indentedportion to separate said extremities.

5. A hat anchor comprising: a relatively fiat elongated strip of springmaterial bent back upon itself to bring its two prongs in engagingparallel relation; an outwardly indented portion in one of said prongs;a wedge member beneath said indented portion; an operating rod extendingfrom said wedge member through said strip at the bend therein forreciprocating said Wedge member into contact with the side of saidindented portion to separate the extremities of said strip.

6. A hat anchor comprising: a relatively flat elongated strip of springmaterial bent back upon itself to bring its two prongs in engagingparallel relation; an outwardly indented portion in one of said prongs;a wedge member beneath said indented portion; an operating rod extendingfrom said wedge member through said strip at the bend therein forreciprocating said wedge member into contact with the side of saidindented portion to separate the extremities of said strip; ahook-shaped pointed pin extending from said rod through an elongatedslot in said strip so that actuation of said rod will also actuate saidpin.

7. A hat anchor comprising: a relatively flat elongated strip of springmaterial bent back upon itself to bring its two prongs in engagingparallel relation; an outwardly indented portion in one of said prongs;a wedge member beneath said indented portion; an operating rod extendingfrom said wedge member through said strip at the bend therein forreciprocating said wedge member into contact with the side of saidindented portion to separate the extremities of said strip; ahook-shaped pointed pin extending from said rod through an elongatedslot in said strip so that actuation of said rod will also actuate saidpin, there being an opening in said strip for the reception of said pinwhen said extremities approach each other.

GEORGE N. McPHEE.

